Championships, sporting, and entertainment conventions. The Bakersfield Blitz; a former af2 team, also played at Rabobank Arena. The arena was the former home of the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Developmental League. The Jam play in a small facility, the Dignity Health Events Center on Roberts Lane in Oildale next to Meadows Field Airport, converted to host games as a cost-saving measure in 2009-10. Historic Sam Lynn Ballpark plays host to the city's minor league baseball team, the Blaze, along with local high school baseball tournaments, is located in the northern downtown area. Built in 1941, it is the oldest stadium in the California League and is the only remaining professional baseball stadium in the United States that faces west. Other arenas include the McMurtrey Aquatic Center, which includes an Olympic-sized swimming pool that hosts high-school events, a recreational pool with two waterslides, a smaller "child safe" pool, lockers, showers, and much more. The Ice Sports center hosts youth hockey. The Kern County Soccer Park is the largest soccer facility in California. Bakersfield has been a stop for the Ben Hogan Tour and Nike Tour. It also hosts PGA Tour qualifying events and NCAA Division II regionals and tournaments. Courses include the private Seven Oaks Country Club, Kern River Golf Course, the Bakersfield Country Club, the Rio Bravo Country Club and the Links at RiverLakes Ranch. The Dome, a small building formerly known as Strelich Stadium (AKA Strongbow Stadium), hosted a number of different events including concerts, boxing, kickboxing, and professional wrestling over the years since its 1940 opening. It was demolished in October 2018. References